Biotechnology in plant science : relevance to agriculture in the Eighties : [based on the proceedings of a symposium held June 23-27, 1985 at Cornell Univ

Biotechnology in Plant Science: Relevance to Agriculture in the Eighties reflects the exchange of ideas among the participants in a symposium held at Cornell University in 1985. This reference highlights advances in and applications of biotechnology. Applications include plant breeding and agricultural business. This book is comprised of research articles emphasizing available technologies including tissue culture and plant transformation. Papers included in this reference also cover topics on genes for transformation and plant molecular biology and agrichemicals. As this reference focuses more on tissue culture, it specifically explains plant regeneration and genetic events. The book discusses the roles of various institutions and sectors in advancing biotechnology and related fields. It also provides two panel discussions on the implications of the technological advances in conjunction with the issues about these innovations. Researchers, lecturers, and students in biotechnology and agriculture will find this anthology an excellent reference for further studies and research in biotechnology and its applications to agriculture. Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Contributors , Pages xi-xiv Preface , Page xv , Milton Zaitlin Acknowledgment , Pages xvii-xviii THE CORNELL UNIVERSITY BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRAM , Pages 1-2 , Gordon G. Hammes OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITATIONS OF THE GENOTYPIC INFLUENCES ON ESTABLISHMENT AND PLANT REGENERATION FROM CALLUS AND CELL CULTURES OF CROP SPECIES , Pages 3-14 , Dwight T. Tomes REGENERATION OF MAIZE , Pages 15-33 , Thomas K. Hodges, Kathryn K. Kamo, Michael R. Becwar, Sandra Schroll PHYSIOLOGY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOMATIC EMBRYOS IN CELL CULTURES OF ALFALFA AND CELERY , Pages 35-47 , David A. Stuart, Janet Nelsen, Carol M. McCall, Steven G. Strickland, Keith A. Walker EMBRYOGENESIS FROM POLLEN IN VITRO , Pages 49-76 , J.M. Dunwell T-DNA TRANSFER FOR NICOTIANA PANICULATA TO NICOTIANA TABACUM USING PROTOPLAST FUSION , Pages 77-81 , Otto Schieder SOMACLONAL VARIATION: IMPACT ON PLANT BIOLOGY AND BREEDING STRATEGIES , Pages 83-100 , P.J. Larkin, R.I.S. Brettell, S.A. Ryan, P.A. Davies, M.A. Pallotta, W.R. Scowcroft SOMATIC HYBRIDIZATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR AGRICULTURE , Pages 101-113 , Edward C. Cocking INTERGENERIC GENE TRANSFER BY PROTOPLAST FUSION AND UPTAKE OF ISOLATED CHROMOSOMES , Pages 115-127 , Dénes Dudits, Tünde Praznovszky ORGANELLE SEGREGATION AND RECOMBINATION FOLLOWING PROTOPLAST FUSION: ANALYSIS OF STERILE CYTOPLASMS , Pages 129-144 , Maureen R. Hanson, Madge Rothenberg, Maury L. Boeshore, Helen T. Nivison FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF CRYOINJURY AS RELATED TO CRYOPRESERVATION OF PLANT CELLS AND ORGANS , Pages 145-159 , Peter L. Steponkus STRATEGIES FOR LARGE-SCALE MANIPULATION OF SOMATIC EMBRYOS IN SUSPENSION CULTURE , Pages 161-178 , Philip V. Ammirato, Donald J. Styer CHEMICALS FROM PLANT CELL CULTURES: YIELDS AND VARIATION , Pages 179-190 , Donald K. Dougall BIOREACTOR CONSIDERATIONS FOR CHEMICAL PRODUCTION FROM PLANT CELL CULTURES , Pages 191-205 , Michael L. Shuler, G. Anders Hallsby PRODUCTION OF SHIKONIN BY PLANT CELL CULTURES , Pages 207-218 , Mamoru Tabata, Yasuhiro Fujita INVESTIGATION OF FACTORS INVOLVED IN FOREIGN PROTEIN EXPRESSION IN TRANSFORMED PLANTS , Pages 219-226 , S.G. Rogers, K. O'Connell, R.B. Horsch, R.T. Fraley PROPERTIES OF EXPRESSION OF THE 35S PROMOTER FROM CaMV IN TRANSGENIC TOBACCO PLANTS , Pages 227-235 , Ferenc Nagy, Joan T. Odell, Giorgio Morelli, Nam-Hai Chua NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN PLANT TRANSFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: ITS APPLICATION TO CELLULAR ORGANELLES, CEREALS, AND DICOTYLEDONOUS CROP PLANTS , Pages 237-246 , Peter H. Schreier, Marcel Kuntz, Susanne Lipphardt, Horst Lörz, Barbara Baker, Annemarie Simons, Frans de Bruijn, Jeff Schell, Hans J. Bohnert, Bernd Reiss, Catherine C. Wasmann REGULATION OF CHITINASE GENE EXPRESSION BY ETHYLENE , Pages 247-258 , Karen E. Broglie, John J. Gaynor, Mylene Durand-Tardif, Richard Broglie THE SELF-INCOMPATIBILITY LOCUS OF BRASSICA , Pages 259-264 , June B. Nasrallah, Mikhail E. Nasrallah POTENTIAL FOR APPLYING GENETIC TRANSFORMATION TO STUDIES OF VIRAL PATHOGENESIS AND CROSS-PROTECTION , Pages 265-275 , Roger N. Beachy, Patricia Abel, Melvin J. Oliver, Barun De, Robert T. Fraley, Steven G. Rogers, Robert B. Horsch TOWARD A MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF MULTIPLE FACTOR INHERITANCE , Pages 277-284 , B. Burr, F.A. Burr PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND AGRICHEMICALS: AN INTRODUCTION , Pages 285-286 , Robert M. Goodman MECHANISM OF ACTION OF THE IMIDAZOLINONES AND CELL CULTURE SELECTION OF TOLERANT MAIZE , Pages 287-299 , Dale L. Shaner, Paul C. Anderson PROSPECTS FOR GENETIC MODIFICATION OF PLANTS FOR RESISTANCE TO TRIAZINE HERBICIDES , Pages 301-312 , Laurens Mets, Ruth E. Galloway, Jeanne M. Erickson MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF SULFONYLUREA HERBICIDE ACTIVITY , Pages 313-328 , S.C. Falco, R.S. Chaleff, K.S. Dumas, R.A. LaRossa, K.J. Leto, C.J. Mauvais, B.J. Mazur, T.B. Ray, J.V. Schloss, N.S. Yadav EXPRESSION IN PLANTS OF A BACTERIAL GENE CODING FOR GLYPHOSATE RESISTANCE , Pages 329-338 , Luca Comai, Daniel Facciotti, David M. Stalker, Gregory A. Thompson, William R. Hiatt ROLES OF ACADEME, GOVERNMENT, AND INDUSTRY FOR AGRICULTURE IN A CHANGING WORLD , Pages 339-345 , Ralph W.F. Hardy PANEL DISCUSSION: PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND PLANT BREEDING , Pages 347-349 , Vernon Gracen Conveners, Virginia Walbot Conveners, Ted Bingham Panel Members, Peter Day, Steve Tanksley, Arthur Weissinger PANEL DISCUSSION: AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRY , Pages 351-356 , Nicholas M. Frey Index , Pages 357-364